travesty of justice



travesty of justice

a miscarriage of justice; an act of the legal system that is an insult to the system of justice. The jury's verdict was a travesty of justice. The lawyer complained that the judge's ruling was a travesty of justice.
See also: justice, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aeneas[i:'ni:æs]
Alstead['ɔ:lsted]
Aemilianus-Ancient Roman
CarpusKAHR-pəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Bond[bɔnd]
Nsonowa-Western African, Akan